Why did emigrants bypass the open territory of the great plains for a grueling journey to the far west

The reason why emigrants bypass the Great Plains and travel all the way to the far west is to find gold and become wealthy.

Emigrants were hired because they accepted low wages, so they decided to bypass the Great Plains.

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the answer to your question is a. the salt plains

in 1811, he led an expedition, known as the george c. sibley expedition, to improve relations with the pawnee and kansa tribes, and also to locate the rumored jefferson's salt mountain